States with medical cannabis laws had a 24.8 percent lower mean annual opioid overdose mortality rate compared with states without medical cannabis laws.
Brian Schatz: “States with medical cannabis laws had a 24.8 percent lower mean annual opioid overdose mortality rate compared with…”
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Schatz emphasizes the impact of medical cannabis laws on reducing opioid overdose deaths.
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